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J. MGLELLAN- PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.25, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent":

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Application filed February 25, 1913-. SeriaLNb. 751x562? 1- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES Mc-LnLLAN, a subject of the King of England, and a resident 'of the city of Kanakee, county of Kankakee, and State of Illinois, have in-' vented certain new and useful Improvements inPicture-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

'My invention relatesto picture frames and more particularly to collapsible picture frames.

The object of this improvement is to provide a simple and effective frame constructed of thick paper, card-board, leathencelluloid or like material and which is adapted to be folded into collapsing position and erected position as o ften as desired.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

.The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will bebest understood; by

reference to the acbomoanying drawings.

forming a part of this specification, and in wh1ch Figure 1 is a front vies of a frame. em-' bodying my invention, Fig. 2 1s a section.

of the same taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a section taken through the frame in the same position when such frame is collapsed Fig. 4 is a front view of the frame with the flaps turned out fiat, Fig. 5 is a section of the same taken on line 55 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a front view of a frame with the flaps turned out flat and adapted to form a frame with semi-scircular cross-section, Fig. 7 is a central section of such frame erected, Fig. 8 is a front view of a frame with the flaps turned out flat and adapted when folded to form t a frame with rectangular cross section, and

Fig. 9 is a central section of'sucl1 frame erected.

The preferred form of'construction as illustrated in the drawings comprises a main blank 10 having flaps 11 at its ends and flaps 12 at its sides. The flaps 11 and 12, see

Figs. 1 to 5, ar e'scored or creased and fold-. 7 ed on lines 13 forming the perpendicular being the portions between the lines 15 and the edges of the flaps are inserted in pockets- 17. said pockets 17 are formed by means 18, see Fig. 3.

of an offset sheet 18 .which is secured at its edges to the blank 10 and having. its central portion 19 cut out to form the opening in the frame as 1s clearly shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive. Thisarrangement places the frame in erected position. lVhen it is desired to collapse the frame the tongues 16 are removed from the pockets 17 and the flaps 11 and-,12'folded on lines 13 overlapping each other over the face of sheets 10 and The flaps 11 and 12 of the forms already described may be madein shapes 'to form frames of any desiredjcross section Two of such variations are shownin Figs. 6 to 9 inclusive. In'Figs. 6 and 7 the flaps 11 and .12 are'foldecl' on lines 13, as in Figs. 1 to 5, and. again on lines 15 but lines 1 1 are eliminated. Also theend edges of said flaps are curved so that when said flaps are folded into the positions indicated in -Fig. '7 the junctures between the flaps "will fit and form a finished joint. In Figs 8 and 9a variation isshown in which the flaps form frames having rectangular .cross sections.

In this form the flaps 11 and '12 are folded as in Figs. 1 to 5 and in addition are again fold ed on lines'l i .to' provide a vertical. in-

ner side of the frame proper as clearly indicated in Fig. 9.

The picture is held under the offset por tion of the sheet 18 in a manner-to expose such picture through the opening 19. The frame may be mailed through the ordinary mails'by placing an address and proper stamps on the backing sheet 10.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from-thespirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myselfv of such variationsv and modifications as come within the scopeof the appended claims.

sheet; a locking sheet secured to said backing sheet and providing pockets therebetween; and flaps formed integrally with Having thus described my invention What said backing sheet, folded over said'locking sheet and having their edges removably secui'ed in said pockets, substantially to be folded fiat in'coliapsed position, s1ib as iescribed. Y stantially as described,

2. A picture frame eornprising a, backing In testimony whereof I have sheet; a locking'sheet secured to saidbackname to this specification in the presence 5 ing sheet 311% providing;1 pockets ltherebegof "two subscribing Witnesses;

tween; and aps forme integ'm 1y win said locking sheet, and adapted to be fold- JAMES MCLELLAN- ed to form the frame proper with their free Witnesses: edges frictionally engaging said pockets ARTHUR SWAMUEL, 10 when in erected position and being adapted] HARRY MEACH'EM. 

